State Declares A Month Just for ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi

State Declares A Month Just for ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi

Ma ka hoʻomaka ʻana o ka mahina nei, ua pani ʻia ka ʻaha ʻōlelo o kēia makahiki 2012 me ka ʻāpono a hoʻopuka ʻia o kekahi pila e kūkulu aku ai, ʻo ka mahina ʻo Pēpēluali, ʻo ia ka mahina e hāpai hanohano ʻia ai ka ʻōlelo Hawaiʻi. A ma ia pila hoʻokahi nō e koi ʻia ai ka pela pololei ʻia o nā huaʻōlelo Hawaiʻi ma nā palapala kūhelu o ka mokuʻāina a me nā hōʻailona alanui ma Hawaiʻi nei.  He Lanakila hou aku no ka ʻōlelo Hawaiʻi ma ka ʻahaʻōlelo a ma ka piha ʻana he 30 makahiki o nā kula Pūnana Leo.

The 2012 legislative session closed earlier this month but not before a bill passed, designating February as “ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi Month” that also requires proper spelling of the Hawaiian language on official documents and new street signs. The Hawaiian language wins again with legislation and 30 successful years for Punana Leo preschools.

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2 Comments

  1. bib 4 years ago

    um well, I have to learn it at school.

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